A commemorative flight will be making its way around the UK to mark 90 years since the aircraft's first journey.

There will be a series of nine Spitfire flights, starting in Southampton on Tuesday, April 7.

A view of a two-seat Spitfire, which has been repainted to represent K5054, the prototype of the Spitfire (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA)

The first flight will be the longest, with the plane in the air for an estimated hour and a half.

Historic aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will accompany the Spitfire on this flight, with modern RAF aircraft joining for the subsequent journeys.

The route of the first flight will take it east along the south coast, flying over London and into Suffolk, across Norfolk, before landing at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

Pilot Matt Jones sits in the cockpit of a two-seat Spitfire, which will take auction winners on a special flight around the UK (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA)

The nine flights are running as part of a charity auction, with the highest bidder granted a seat on the plane for one of the stints.

Winners will experience a flight on board a BS140, a two-seater model, painted exclusively for this event in the colours of K5054, the Spitfire prototype.

Currently, bidding for the flight that will head over Norfolk and Suffolk sits at £5,700, but the auction remains open until March 22, so it will likely continue increasing until then.

On March 5, 1936, Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers piloted the prototype K5054 from Eastleigh Aerodrome.

Pilot Matt Jones (left) and squadron leader Paul Wise of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (right) with 101-year old veteran Bill Wallington, who worked at Eastleigh Aerodrome during World War Two (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA)

Just eight minutes into the flight, he is quoted as saying: "Don’t change a thing."

Speaking about the commemorative flights, a BBMF spokeswoman said: "The Spitfire became a symbol of British resilience during the Second World War, playing a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain and securing its place as one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history.

"The BBMF, which operates five Spitfires of its own, will join 'K5054' in the air during the first commemorative flight before escorting it to its first landing location at RAF Coningsby, the home of the BBMF."

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